I honestly think way too many designers overlook, or just simply…underrate, simplicity.…Sometimes the power of something as simple as a jump cut can really add that…spark into your graphics projects.…Rather than always trying to create extraordinarily complex graphics builds,…it pays to step back, take a breath, and look at some simple solutions for your animations.…In this project, we want to interject some "funky" into this title animation.…Now I know that term is open to interpretation, but a lot of times, I can…achieve some interesting effects just by adding a couple of jump cuts into the render.…

Building this title open took a little bit of time, and don't worry; we are…definitely going to do that later in the title.…But for now, I want to show you how you can pre-render a title open, and even if…you're not 100% satisfied with it, a lot of times if you utilize the editing…features within After Effects, you can actually create something that is very…powerful with very little effort.…So let's go ahead and look at what we've got.…

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2/9/2011

After Effects: Principles of Motion Graphics with Ian Robinson covers some of the core principles used to create motion graphics, breaking them down into smaller groups of applied techniques in After Effects. The course explores everything from gathering inspiration to integrating traditional typography, transitional elements, animated textures, color, and more into motion graphics. Instructions for building a toolkit with templates and a style guide for future projects are also included. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Converting type from Photoshop and Illustrator

Creating shapes from text

Using markers in animation

Editing techniques for graphics

Using type presets

Animating type

Exploring color correction tools

Building animated textures

Creating custom vignettes

Understanding Lights and Material settings

Adding dynamic transitions

Rigging cameras for animation

Working efficiently in 3D space

Skill Level Intermediate

7h 57m

Duration

463,472

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A: There isn't an effect that can create these types of transitions. It's really a matter of animating the type and camera, using basic keyframing and positioning.

If
you understand the basics of moving the anchor point of a type layer,
animating the parameters of that layer (Scale, Rotation, Position,
etc.) and then separately animating the camera around the type layers, you
can achieve different types of transitions. Check out the following videos for more information: